There were cupcakes, doughnuts and $500 petrol vouchers on offer, as well as promises of free training. On Thursday, thousands of job seekers descended on Sydney’s Kingsford Smith airport for a jobs fair, to hear about vacancies that baggage handling, catering, retail and security companies – as well as major airlines and government departments such as Border Force and the federal police – were looking to fill.
More than 30,000 people were employed at the airport before Covid, but 15,000 jobs are estimated to have been lost throughout the pandemic, said Geoff Culbert, the airport’s chief executive.
